The Postage Stamps of Denmark 1851-1951, (Schmidt-Andersen, J., 293 pp.), very specialized and profusely illustrated, includes a page with 10 reprint stamps of the 1854 shades of the Thiele III printing of the FIRE R.B.S. Spine has a tear, else very fine and a must have for the enthusiast. (Image)

Est $ 50

Handbook of Norwegian Stamps, 1855-1955, Volume 2 (1886 to 1955) in German, published in 1,020 copies in 1963, 362 pp., profusely illustrated and very specialized, with half the book devoted to the long-lived Post Horn issue. Inside front covers have toning spots, else very fine. (Image)

Est $ 50

Postal Cancellations of the Ottoman Empire, in 4 volumes, by Coles and Walker, published by Robson-Lowe 1980 to 1995, also includes the Supplement to Part One. In very nice condition, except for wear to the dust jackets. The standard reference for this interesting collecting field, with hundreds of postmark illustrations and lots of maps of all areas Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Egypt and Sudan Stamps and Postmarks Reference Material, with Sudan The Postal Markings 1867-1970 (E.C.W. Stagg, 1974, 196 pp.). Next we have photocopies of parts of «The Nile Post» by J.H. Chalhoub, Egyptian Postal Markings of 1865 through 1879 (1982 edition by Peter R, Feltus) with maps and illustrations and printouts of Corinphila and Kelleher auctions of Egypt and Sudan items. Also a photocopy of an Egypt 1872 20 Paras Blue advanced collection, collected and written up by Keith Pogson, sold by David Feldman in 2013 and described as "20pa Blue MacArthur Plating Study 1872 20pa blue", 1st printing plate study neatly mounted & beautifully written up on 33 album pages, with all stamps plated and plate varieties illustrated by MacArthur plating illustrations, incl. married pairs of litho and typo printings, one rare used imperf. at foot, with provenance from Byam, Gougas and others, a uniquely researched collection.” A must-have trove of information for the Egypt collector. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Stanley Gibbons 2020 Catalogue - Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970, in excellent condition and ready for its next owner. It retailed for US$151 until it was replaced by the later version. (Image)

Est $ 50

Resimli: Illustrated Ottoman-Turkish Postmarks 1840-1929, 10 volumes (A to Z) hardbound with dust jackets, printed in Istanbul in 2003 and bilingual (includes English). These lovely books are profusely illustrated in colour in alphabetical order of the post office name, each office has an illustration of the postmark, and there is a colour illustration of its use, either on stamp or on cover, along with dates of use, the name in script and in French, current name and country, pronounciation, postmark type, rarity and more. If you collect or sell these, then this is a must-have. Very fine, as new condition, save for a tear on one of the dust jackets. (Image)

Est $ 300

Group of Useful Books on the Philately of India, with Hyderabad Philatelic History (Nayeem, 1980), The Sacred Cow Issues of Bundi (Benns, 1986), The Stamps of Jammu and Kashmir (Staal, 1983), The Court Fee and Revenue Stamps of the Princely States of India (Koeppel and Mollah, 1984 plus the 1986 supplement), Stanley Gibbons catalogue for India (including all States, 2nd Edition in colour), A Study of East India Half Anna Stamp (Kantharia, 1989), Numbers in Early Indian Cancellations 1855-1884 (Martin, 1970), a 1995 sale catalogue by Christie's Robson Lowe of India and States and an issue (2003) of the India Post journal. All very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of Useful Books on the Philately of Egypt, with Egypt Stamps and Postal History A Philatelic Treatise (Smith, 1999, 872pp.), Stamps of Egypt (Balian, 1998, 535pp.), Catalogue Zeheri des timbres poste d'Egypte de la République Arabe Unie et du Soudan (7th ed., 1960) and 9 different issues of L'Orient Philatélique (1955-1964). A very fine and useful lot, only the Zeheri catalogue has binding wear, rest are like-new. (Image)

Est $ 150

Postal Cancellations of the Ottoman Empire, in 4 volumes, by Coles and Walker, published by Robson-Lowe 1980 to 1995, in very nice condition, except for wear to the dust jackets. The standard reference for this interesting collecting field, with hundreds of postmark illustrations and lots of maps of all areas Very fine. Also includes Philatelic Atlas of the Ottoman Empire (Andreas Birken, 1992, 334pp.) (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of Useful Manuals on the Philately of Turkey, the Turkish Empire, etc., with The Stamps of Turkey (A. Passer, 1938, later reprint in two volumes), the ISFILA Catalogue of Turkish Stamps & Postal Stationery (2012 in 2 volumes, plus three additional specialized volumes for specific areas and eras), Anatolia (Mayo, 1990, plus accompanying checklist), as well as a few auction catalogues. Overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Egypt Stamps & Postal History A Philatelic Treatise, by Peter A.S. Smith, 874 pp., 1999. A lovely hardbound book with dust jacket, well illustrated throughout and includes colour plates. A very useful book for the Egyptian stamp or postal history enthusiast, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 40

Group of 20 Useful British Commonwealth Philatelic Manuals, too many to list in detail here, but includes various useful books on Canada, Cayman Islands, Malaysia, Steam and Atlantic mails, army post offices, East African Army Postal Service, Bahamas, Burma, Jamaica, St. Lawrence Seaway issue, Seychelles, Yukon Territory, British Empire Civil Censorship Devices of WWII, Singapore, Malay States, Sierra Leone, Sudan and a few more. All titles are photographed online. (Image)

Est $ 150

25 Better Volumes of United States Philatelic Literature, includes the Micarelli Manual and Identification Guide to United States Regular Issues, 1847-1934; seven volumes of 1901-1939 Planty Photo Encyclopedia of Cacheted First Day Covers; the Flag Cancel Encyclopedia by Langford; Handstamps of Wells & Fargo & Co. 1852-1895 by Leutzinger (the updated 1993 2nd Edition); Postmarks of Territorial Alaska by Helbock (#151 of 400 , published 1976); Also American Illustrated Cover Catalogue; the John Biddle collection auction with prices realized; the A.C. Roessler photo cachet catalogue by Barry Newton; 2 different U.S. Naval postmarks books; 5 different Philatelic Foundation Confederate States Lithographed issues pamphlets; A Confederate States Forgery Guide; Typographs of the Confederate States by Green; APS Handbook on Kansas-Nebraska Overprints; Dale-Lichtenstein Harmer Western Express Companies auction catalogue with prices realized; US Commemorative Stamped Envelopes 1876-1965. Overall condition very fine, and quite a useful lot. (Image)

Est $ 200

Box of Various Philatelic Catalogues, etc. with a 2016 Scott Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers, U.S. Errors (1990, Datz), Timbres de France (2002-03, Dallay), Canadian Errors, Freaks and Oddities (Darnell), Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue for 1950 (part I and II) and 1954 (part III), Scott's Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue (1946 vol.1 and 1947 vol.2), and a few more. (Image)

Est $ 50

Postmarks of the Cape of Good Hope, by Robert Goldblatt (1984, 267 pp.), covering the 1892 to 1910 period, hard bound with dust jacket, profusely illustrated, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 50

Two Important Publications about Victoria (Australia) Philately, Victoria: The Travelling Post Office Services 1865-1932 (2015, #52 of 250, 166 pp. plus tons of appendices), and Victoria: A Collection of Philatelic Short Stories (2012, 186 pp.), both by Les Molnar, profusely illustrated in colour, brand new condition, including dust jackets. (Image)

Est $ 50

Six Useful Books on India Philately, India / Indian States: The Park Collection (2011, Christoph Gartner auction, 241 pages, hardbound), Indian Telegraphs 1851-1914 (1995, Patel and Desai, 264 pp.), Emblems of the Indian States (2011 Phillips), India Used in Burma (1950, Cooper), India Used Abroad (1972, Cooper) and Numbers in Early Indian Cancellations 1855-1884 (1970 Martin, 140 pp.). Overall fine to very fine group. (Image)

Est $ 50

The Postage Stamps of New Zealand: 1855-1873 The Chalon Head Issues, by Robert Odenweller, RPSL / RPSNZ 2009, 359 pp., profusely illustrated in colour, with dust jacket and very fine (like new). A must have for the enthusiast. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Group of Useful Literature on New Zealand Philately, with The Postage Stamps of New Zealand (Collins and Watts, vol. 2, 1950, 411 pp., no. 770 of 2,000), The Second Type Postage Due Stamps of New Zealand (Samuel, 1980), The penny Universal of New Zealand (Lee, Collins and Watts, 1953, no. 661 out of 1,000), Collecting New Zealand Stamps (Gwynn, 1988), All the Stamps of New Zealand (Franks, revised 1977) and New Zealand 1901-1929: The Penny Universal and Penny Dominion Issues (Jurisich, 1995, profusely illustrated in colour, limited edition of 250 copies). All are very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Box of Many Various Philatelic Books, includes important auction catalogues such as Lionheart British Empire, North American Catapult Mail sale, Zeppelin posts, the Samos collection, Erivan worldwide rarities, Erivan Switzerland, Erivan Zeppelin, Tille Mitchell Commonwealth of Australia, etc. Also many useful titles including GB catalogue of GB and Commonwealth errors (B. Alan Ltd.), 8 books on the Zeppelin, a Stanley Gibbons GB Concise (2015), history of the United States Postal Service, An American Postal Portrait a Photographic Legacy, books on the philately of Australia, Trinidad, Independent State of Acre, Clipperton Island, 2018 DNK Germany catalogue, 2017 Philex Germany catalogue (2 vols), 6 Springer handbooks of North American Cinderella Stamps (etc.), and more. Overall very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

2021 Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue of Stamps and Covers, 1840-1940, in like-new condition, very fine and an extremely useful catalogue. (Image)

Estimate $ 50